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20 INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012
Airports
movement of aircraft such as the Fokker
50 and the Dash8-300. It also now allows
limited movement of most large corporate
jets and charter aircraft,” said the airport’s
compliance and security contact officer
Paul McFarlane.
Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council in NSW
received $15 million in federal funding for
the proposed $25 million upgrade of Port
Macquarie Airport.
“ The funding announcement is a
significant milestone in the ongoing
planning for the project which is aimed
at upgrading the main runway, taxiways,
and regular public transport apron to
cater for ongoing growth in air services
up to Code 4C B737-800 and A320 series
aircraft,” the council’s general manager
Tony Hayward said.
“The next steps include obtaining de-
velopment approval for the project and
regulator y approval from the aviation
safety regulator CASA.”
Subject to obtaining the necessar y
approvals for the project, the council is
aiming to commence the upgrade works
later this year.
The proposed works also include up-
grades to the terminal building and car
parking facilities.
Roma
The upgraded Roma Aerodrome in
Queensland was officially opened in
March. Maranoa Regional Council com-
missioned Woollam Constructions to
undertake the construction of the new
A T Berry Terminal to be located to the
south of the current building. The runway,
taxiway and apron were also upgraded to
accommodate larger aircraft.
The $11 million project included fund-
ing from the state government, Santos and
Origin.
New terminal for Melbourne
P
ublic comments on a proposed
new domestic terminal for
Melbourne Airport will close
in May.
The Southern Precinct Program
Preliminary Draft Major Development
Plan was developed by Parsons Brinck-
erhoff and made available to the public
in March.
The proposal includes building:
• a new domestic terminal designed to
cater for up to 20 million passengers
per annum. It will have an initial
size of 16,000m2 but could be later
extended to 35,000m2
.
• 35 additional aircraft parking aprons
and taxi lanes
• two new multi-level structures for
vehicle pick up, drop off and parking
• upgrading of the airport road net-
works.
The first stage is estimated to cost $300
million. Construction is proposed to
begin in October with the new terminal
opening by July 2014.
The new terminal and associated in-
frastructure have been planned to allow
for a possible future rail link.
The terminal will be built on the land
currently occupied by the T4 terminal
used by Tiger Airways and a freight
terminal.
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